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Weather in Mackay

Wed 🌦️ 21° 17° 💧18%
Thu 🌦️ 21° 17° 💧4%
Fri 🌦️ 22° 17° 💧47%
Sat 🌤️ 22° 16° 💧4%
Sun 🌦️ 22° 15° 💧20%
Mon 🌦️ 23° 17° 💧65%
Tue 🌤️ 23° 18° 💧23%

In Aug, Mackay typically sees ~23°C daytime highs and 5 rainy days.

Best time to visit Mackay — climate

Jan: ~30°C daytime, 15 rainy days 30° JanFeb: ~28°C daytime, 23 rainy days 28° FebMar: ~29°C daytime, 22 rainy days 29° MarApr: ~27°C daytime, 10 rainy days 27° AprMay: ~25°C daytime, 15 rainy days 25° MayJun: ~22°C daytime, 11 rainy days 22° JunJul: ~23°C daytime, 4 rainy days 23° JulAug: ~23°C daytime, 5 rainy days 23° AugSep: ~25°C daytime, 6 rainy days 25° SepOct: ~28°C daytime, 7 rainy days 28° OctNov: ~30°C daytime, 14 rainy days 30° NovDec: ~30°C daytime, 13 rainy days 30° Dec

Things to do in Mackay

Top-rated tours and tickets from €14 — book ahead for the popular ones.

from €87
Adrenaline Jet Boat Rides in Pioneer River Mackay★ 5.0 (4)
from €105
Eungella Platypus Tour★ 5.0 (60)
from €80
Beach Sunrise with the Wallabies★ 4.9 (94)
from €19
Taste of the Tropics Tour★ 4.8 (319)
from €14
Rum Distillery Tour★ 4.7 (43)

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About Mackay

Mackay is a tropical city on the eastern coast of the Australian state of Queensland, some 900 km north of the state capital Brisbane.

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